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DAY I, Thursday, 14th May 2015, Warsaw School of Economics, Building C, Auditoriums I and II

8:00 – 9:00 – Registration and coffee

9:00 – 9:15 – Welcome address

Ewa

Latoszek

Professor

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Jean Monnet Chair of European Union, Warsaw School of Economics, President of Polish European Community Studies Association, "EuInteg" Project Coordinator

Tomasz

Szapiro

Professor

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Rector of Warsaw School of Economics

9:15 – 9:25 – Special guests’ video message

Carlos

Moedas

Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, European Commission

Tibor

Navracsics

PhD

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Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, European Commission

9:25 – 10:00 – Opening speeches

Moderated by

Ewa

Latoszek

Professor

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Jean Monnet Chair of European Union, Warsaw School of Economics, President of Polish European Community Studies Association, "EuInteg" Project Coordinator

Speakers

Lena

Kolarska-Bobińska

Professor

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Minister of Science and Higher Education of Poland

Jerzy Witold

Pietrewicz

Professor

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Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy of Poland

Enrique

Banús

Professor

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Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, University of Piura (Peru), President of the European Community Studies Association – ECSA World

10:00 – 11:40 – Opening panel

Policy debate with academic world - Securing development in an unstable world

Moderated by

Ewa

Latoszek

Professor

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Jean Monnet Chair of European Union, Warsaw School of Economics, President of Polish European Community Studies Association, "EuInteg" Project Coordinator

Understanding Europe - the biggest challenges of these days

Danuta

Hübner

Professor

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Member of the European Parliament, former EU Commissioner for Regional Policy

The post-crisis EU – still a global economic player?

Janusz

Lewandowski

PhD

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President of the Economic Council, Member of the European Parliament, former EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget

Effective response to major challenges: Rationale and modalities of EU action in International Organisations

Willem

Molle

Professor

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Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam

The EU single market: how to deepen it and for what gains?

Jacques

Pelkmans

Professor

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College of Europe, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies

Has the EU succeeded in its primary mission of securing peace?

Jacek

Saryusz-Wolski

PhD

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Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the European Parliament of the European Peoples Party, first Polish Minister for European Affairs, founding Member of the Polish European Community Studies Association

11:40 – 13:00 – Session I

European Union in a changing world: turning points in EU external relations

Moderated by

Alojzy Z.

Nowak

Professor

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Vice-Rector for Research and Liaison, University of Warsaw, Polish European Community Studies Association

European Union and multilateral governance in the world

Léonce

Bekemans

Professor

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Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam, University of Padua, Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence of the University of Padua

The new generation of the EU association agreements with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Roman

Petrov

Professor

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Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, President of the Ukrainian European Studies Association

US–EU–China: new trilateralism in international relations

Edward

Haliżak

Professor

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Director of the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw

Evolution of EU perceptions in China 2006-2012

Martin

Holland

Professor

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Director of Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury, President of European Union Studies Association of New Zealand

Forging the external dimension of the energy policy of the UE

Bartłomiej

Nowak

Professor

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Departament of International and European Community Law, Koźmiński University

13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 – Session II

Economic reforms for the sustainable and inclusive growth in the EU under regional and global change

Moderated by

Andrzej

Stępniak

Professor

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Jean Monnet Professor, Director of the Research Centre on European Integration, Faculty of Economics, University of Gdańsk, Member of the Board of the Polish European Community Studies Association

Cohesion and growth: is the EU system fit to face the challenges beyond 2020?

Willem

Molle

Professor

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Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam

EU energy security as a global public good in the world economy from the perspective of sustainable development concept

Social reforms for the sustainable and inclusive growth in the EU under demographic chang

Moderated by

Irena E.

Kotowska

Professor

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Director of Institute of Statistics and Demography, Collegium of Economic Analysis, Warsaw School of Economics

The stage and needs of labour market in the EU

Edward

Palmer

Professor

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Swedish Social Insurance Agency

The demographic future of Europe: challenges arising from changes in the age structure of the population

Zbigniew

Strzelecki

Professor

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, President of the Polish Demographic Society, Chairman of the Government Population Council

Old people as an important asset for the socio-economic development of the EU

Piotr

Błędowski

Professor

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Director of the Institute of Social Economy, Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Vice-President of the Polish Society of Gerontology

EU and immigration. Causes, trends and consequences of migration processes

Marta

Pachocka

PhD

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Secretary of the Polish European Community Studies Association

Access to education and inequality – re-thinking EU policies in terms of accessibility of education

Marcelo

Parreira do Amaral

Professor

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Institute of Education, University of Munster

17:00 – 17:30 – Coffee break

17:30 – 18:45 – Session IV

Roundtable debate: Turning points in European integration: governance, politics, identity and education in the EU

Moderated by

Tatjana

Muravska

Professor

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Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Professor, Latvijas Universitate, President of the Latvian European Community Studies Association

Keynote Speaker

Education facing turbulent economic conditions in Europe

Jarosław

Pietras

PhD

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Director General, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Panelists

Olga

Bombardelli

Professor

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University of Trento

Vito

Borrelli

Head of the Jean Monnet sector, Directorate Generale for Education and Culture, European Commission

Paweł

Kowal

PhD

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Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences

Grair

Magakian

PhD

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Association for Development of Democracy ERWIN in Poland

Ewa

Małuszyńska

Professor

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Faculty of International Business and Economics, Poznań University of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

Alojzy Z.

Nowak

Professor

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Vice-Rector for Research and Liaison, University of Warsaw, Polish European Community Studies Association

Katarzyna

Żukrowska

Professor

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Director of Institute for International Studies, Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

18:45 – 19:15 – Brief summary of the day by the rapporteurs

Moderated by

Jason

Worlledge

Executive Director of the European Academy of Diplomacy

Karolina

Hytrek-Prosiecka

journalist

Anna

Kowalczyk

journalist

Anna

Wójcik

journalist

DAY II, Friday, 15th May 2015, Warsaw School of Economics, Building C

8:30 – 9:00 – Registration and coffee

9:00 –10:30 – Session I - Auditorium I

Young researchers' roundtable debate: Building an open, engaging and innovative society through education as a global public good

Moderated by

Krzysztof

Kozłowski

Professor

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

Keynote speakers

Education, (production of ) knowledge and progress in context of the global public goods debate

Anna

Visvizi

PhD

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DEREE – The American College of Greece in Athens & Institute of East-Central Europe in Lublin

Availability and accessibility of higher education – a legal perspective

Gaga

Gabrichidze

Professor

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Dean of the Law School of the New Vision University in Tbilisi, President of the European Union Studies Association - ECSA Georgia

Panelists

Maciej

Krzemiński

PhD

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Research Centre on European Integration, Faculty of Economics, University of Gdańsk, Vice-President of the Polish European Community Studies Association

Lika

Mkrtchyan

Independent Expert from Armenia on European affairs

Angelica

Munteanu

Counsellor, responsible for political affairs and European integration, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to the Republic of Poland

Ida

Musiałkowska

PhD

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Faculty of International Business and Economics, Poznań University of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

Anna

Romiszewska

PhD candidate, Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

Aleksandra

Szczerba-Zawada

PhD

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The Jacob of Paradyż University of Applied Sciences in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Polish European Community Studies Association

10:30 – 12:00 – Parallel sessions II–IV

Session II - Auditorium I

New Cohesion Policy of EU in 2014-2020 - from convergence to competitiveness for sustainable growth

Moderated by

Marta

Dobrzycka

PhD Candidate

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

Monika

Krukowska

PhD

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics

The regional dimensions of Europe 2020 and the scope for the structural funds to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

Nico S.

Groenendijk

Professor

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Jean Monnet Chair of European Economic Governance, Co-director of the Centre for European Studies (CES), University of Twente, President EUSA Netherlands

Who should play a main role in implementing cohesion policy - states or regions?

Ioan

Horga

Professor

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Dean of the Faculty of History, International Relations and Political Sciences, University of Oradea, Head of the Institute for Euroregional Studies – Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, Vice-President of the ECSA Romania

New instruments of cohesion policy to improve regional development

Artur

Bartoszewicz

PhD

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Collegium of Economic Analisys, Warsaw School of Economics

Convergence or divergence of regions in the Visegrad Group countries and Regional State Aid after accession to the EU: conclusions for New Cohesion Policy

Adam A.

Ambroziak

Professor

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Collegium of World Economy, Warsaw School of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

Fostering EU competitiveness through smart specialisation

Marek

Przeor

Head of the Smart Growth Sector, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission

Smart regions and cities supporting cluster development and industrial competitiveness or Key enabling technologies and regional development strategies

Anna

Masłoń-Oracz

PhD candidate

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Vice-President of the Polish European Community Studies Association

Session III - Auditorium II

Innovative economy for the sustainable growth in the EU

Moderated by

Ewa

Osuch-Rak

PhD candidate

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics

Magdalena

Proczek

PhD

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Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Polish European Community Studies Association

High Road or Thorny Trail? Redesigning EU Innovation Policy in a turbulent world

Klaus

Gretschmann

Professor

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President of Competence & Advisory Team Europe, former Director-General, EU Council of Ministers

Innovation and knowledge diplomacy - the new dimension of external relations

Vasile

Cucerescu

Professor

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Department of International Law, International Relations Institute of Moldova , President of ECSA-Moldova